The lunar eclipse this week captured the attention of many as they gazed up at the night sky to witness the mesmerizing red-tinged moon. Now, thanks to images taken by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander, we can see what this eerie effect looked like from the moon’s perspective. From the lander’s vantage point on the moon, the event on March 14 was actually a solar eclipse. The latest video released by Firefly shows the red light being cast over Blue Ghost as Earth temporarily blocked the sun. Following this, the team shared a photo of the sun reemerging after the eclipse.
“These images, rapidly captured by our top deck camera with different exposure settings, were stitched together in a quick clip,” Firefly explained. “The red hue visible in the images is the result of sunlight refracting through the Earth’s atmosphere as the sun is blocked by our planet, creating a shadow on the lunar surface.” In the beginning of the video, where the images are better lit, Venus can be seen as a small dot above the eclipse. If you look really closely, you may also spot Mercury to the left of Venus.
Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on March 2, and Firefly has been sharing some incredible photos and videos since then, including the recent solar eclipse footage. The lander’s mission is expected to conclude soon with the arrival of lunar night, but before that happens, it will witness the lunar sunset on March 16.
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